References

Armstrong, M., 2003. A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. 9th Edn., Kogan Page Publishers, London, ISBN-13: 9780749441050, Pages: 979.

Arvo, J., 1995. The Role of Functional Analysis in Global Illumination. In: Rendering Techniques' 95, Patrick, M.H. and P. Werner (Eds.). Springer, Berlin, Germany, ISBN:978-3-211-82733-8, pp: 115-126.

Backeberg, P.D., 2001. The effects of level of training on employee perceived empowerment, commitment and job performance. Masters Thesis, Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio, USA.

Black, S.E. and L.M. Lynch, 1996. Human-capital investments and productivity. Am. Econ. Rev., 86: 263-267.
Direct Link  |  

Boyatzis, R.E., 2008. Competencies in the 21st century. J. Manage. Dev., 27: 5-12.
CrossRef  |  

Cowin, L.S., S.C. Hengstberger, S.C. Eagar, L. Gregory and S. Andrew et al., 2008. Competency measurements: Testing convergent validity for two measures. J. Adv. Nurs., 64: 272-277.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Dumas, A. and S. Hanchane, 2010. How does job-training increase firm performance? The case of Morocco. Int. J. Manpower, 31: 585-602.
Direct Link  |  

Fey, C.F., I. Bjorkman and A. Pavlovskaya, 2000. The effect of human resource management practices on firm performance in Russia. Int. J. Hum. Resour. Manage., 11: 1-18.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Guest, D., 2002. Human resource management, corporate performance and employee wellbeing: Building the worker into HRM. J. Ind. Relat., 44: 335-358.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Guest, D.E., 1999. Human resource management-the workers verdict. Hum. Resou. Manage. J., 9: 5-25.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Hall, L. and D. Torrington, 1998. Letting go or holding on-the devolution of operational personnel activities. Human Resour. Manage. J., 8: 41-55.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Horton, S., 2009. Evaluation of Leadership Development and Training in the British Senior Civil Service: The Search for the Holy Grail?. In: Public Sector Leadership: International Challenges and Perspectives, Jeffrey, A.R., P. Leisink and E.A. Middlebrooks (Eds.). Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK., pp: 360-375.

Hunt, C. and L. Meech, 1991. Competencies and human resource management in the department of immigration, local government and ethnic affairs. Aust. J. Public Admin., 50: 444-451.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Huselid, M.A., 1995. The impact of human resource management practices on turnover, productivity and corporate financial performance. Acad. Manage. J., 38: 635-672.
CrossRef  |  

Jayan, C., 2006. Emotional competence, personality and job attitudes as predictors of job performance. J. Indian Acad. Appl. Psychol., 32: 135-144.
Direct Link  |  

Katou, A.A., 2008. Measuring the impact of HRM on organizational performance. J. Ind. Eng. Manage., 1: 119-142.
Direct Link  |  

Kehoe, R.R. and P.M. Wright, 2013. The impact of high-performance human resource practices on employee's attitudes and behaviors. J. Manage., 39: 366-391.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Lam, S.S., X.P. Chen and J. Schaubroeck, 2002. Participative decision making and employee performance in different cultures: The moderating effects of allocentrism/idiocentrism and efficacy. Acad. Manage. J., 45: 905-914.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Ling, Y.Y., 2003. A conceptual model for selection of architects by project managers in Singapore. Int. J. Project Manage., 21: 135-144.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Marescaux, E., D.S. Winne and L. Sels, 2012. HR practices and HRM outcomes: The role of basic need satisfaction. Personnel Rev., 42: 4-27.
Direct Link  |  

Marwat, Z.A., T.M. Qureshi and M.I. Ramay, 2006. Impact of Human Resource Management (HRM) practices on employees performance. Int. J., 1: 1-5.

Ogilvie, J.R., 1986. The role of human resource management practices in predicting organizational commitment. Group Organ. Stud., 11: 335-359.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

PCDCR, 2008. The Relationship between civil society organizations and palestinian authority. Palesinian National Authority: The Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflict Resolution.

Park, H.J., H. Mitsuhashi, C.F. Fey and I. Bjorkman, 2003. The effect of human resource management practices on Japanese MNC subsidiary performance: A partial mediating model. Int. J. Hum. Resour. Manage., 14: 1391-1406.
Direct Link  |  

Parry, S.B., 1996. The quest for competencies. Training, 33: 48-54.
Direct Link  |  

Quist, J.S., 2010. Differential item weighting: Improving assessment validity and reducing the impact of applicant faking. Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida.

Rainsbury, E., D.L. Hodges, N. Burchell and M.C. Lay, 2002. Ranking workplace competencies: Student and graduate perceptions. Asia-Pac. J. Cooperative Edu., 3: 8-18.
Direct Link  |  

Rowden, R.W. and S. Ahmad, 2000. The relationship between workplace learning and job satisfaction in small to mid-sized businesses in Malaysia. Hum. Resour. Dev. Int., 3: 307-322.
Direct Link  |  

Sahinidis, A.G. and J. Bouris, 2008. Employee perceived training effectiveness relationship to employee attitudes. J. Eur. Ind. Training, 32: 63-76.
CrossRef  |  

Sanghi, S., 2003. The Handbook of Competency Mapping: Understanding, Designing and Implementing Competency Models in Organizations. Response Books Publisher, New York, USA., ISBN:9780761998426, Pages: 142.

Scholarios, D., C. Lockyer and H. Johnson, 2003. Anticipatory socialisation: The effect of recruitment and selection experiences on career expectations. Career Dev. Int., 8: 182-197.
Direct Link  |  

Sekaran, U., 2003. Research Methods for Business a Skill Building Approach. 4th Edn., John Wiley and Sons, UK., pp: 464.

Sorin, T.E.R.C.H.I.L.A., 2011. Training strategy in romanian and multinational companies. Stud. Bus. Econ., 6: 109-120.
Direct Link  |  

Spencer, M.L. and S.M. Spencer, 1993. Competence at Work Models for Superior Performance. John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA., Pages: 372.

Tao, Y.H., Y.C. Rosa and S.I. Sun, 2006. Improving training needs assessment processes via the Internet: System design and qualitative study. Internet Res., 16: 427-449.
Direct Link  |  

Thomas, R.B. and J. Lewis, 1995. An evaluation of flow-stratified sampling for estimating suspended sediment loads. J. Hydrol., 170: 27-45.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Truitt, D.L., 2011. The effect of training and development on employee attitude as it relates to training and work proficiency. SAGE Open, 1: 1-3.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Villiers, R.D., 2010. The incorporation of soft skills into accounting curricula: Preparing accounting graduates for their unpredictable futures. Meditari Accountancy Res., 18: 1-22.
Direct Link  |  

Whetten, D.A., 2015. Developing Management Skills: Student Value Edition. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, ISBN:9781292097497, Pages: 648.

Williams, L.J. and S.E. Anderson, 1991. Job satisfaction and organizational commitment as predictors of organizational citizenship and in-role behaviors. J. Manage., 17: 601-617.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Winterton, J., L. Delamare, F. Deist and E. Stringfellow, 2006. Typology of knowledge, skills and competences: Clarification of the concept and prototype. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities Luxembourg,

Wright, P.M. and S.A. Snell, 1991. Toward an integrative view of strategic human resource management. Hum. Resour. Manage. Rev., 1: 203-225.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Zampetakis, L.A. and V.S. Moustakis, 2010. An exploratory research on the factors stimulating corporate entrepreneurship in the Greek public sector. Int. J. Manpower, 31: 871-887.
Direct Link  |  

Zingheim, P.K. and J.R. Schuster, 2009. Competencies replacing jobs as the compensation-HR foundation. World Work J., 18: 6-20.
Direct Link  |